Gulf foreign ministers condemn Tehran’s support for terrorists

Manama : Gulf foreign affairs ministers meeting held in Riyadh has condemned Iran’s support for terrorist groups in Bahrain and urged Tehran to stop fuelling sectarian conflicts.

“The ministers, in a statement issued at the end of the meeting, expressed their condemnation of the provocative and irresponsible statements, and acts of aggression by the Iranian regime towards the Kingdom of Bahrain,” the Daily Mail reported about the meeting on Thursday.

“They also deplored Tehran’s support to terrorist groups and accused it of fuelling sectarian strife to harm national unity in the Kingdom. The ministerial council urged Iran to abandon politics that lead to nourishing sectarian and confessional conflicts, and to stop forming and supporting groups and militias that fuel these conflicts in Arab states,” the report added.

This comes as security authorities here frequently announced the arrest of terrorist cells that are connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

At least three of these groups were detected this year. Arrested members had confessed to receiving training on manufacturing and use of explosives and firearms in camps located in Iraq and Iran.

The training and weaponising processes were orchestrated by wanted individuals in Iran, in coordination with the Revolutionary Guard.